Note

Parental Controls can be set to block most games. However, if your computer doesn't recognize a game, it won't be blocked by Parental Controls. If you discover an unblocked game, you can add the game to the list of blocked programs manually. For more information, see Prevent children from using specific programs.

Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, and then, under User Accounts and Family Safety, clicking Set up parental controls for any user. If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, and then, under User Accounts and Family Safety, clicking Set up parental controls for any user. ‌ If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Click the name of the person you want to prevent from playing games.

Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.

Click Games.

Under Can‌ person's name‌ play games?, click Yes.

Under Block (or allow) games by rating and content types, click Set game ratings.

Under Which ratings are ok for‌ person's name‌ to play?, click a ratings level.

Note

Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, and then, under User Accounts and Family Safety, clicking Set up parental controls for any user. ‌ If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Click the name of the person you want to prevent from playing games.

Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.

Click Games.

Under Can‌ person's name‌ play games?, click Yes.

Under Block (or allow) games by rating and content types, click Set game ratings.

Under Block these types of content, select the content types that you want to block.

Note

Open Parental Controls by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, and then, under User Accounts and Family Safety, clicking Set up parental controls for any user. ‌ If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Click the name of the person you want to prevent from playing games.

Under Parental Controls, click On, enforce current settings.

Click Games.

Under Can‌ person's name‌ play games?, click Yes.

Under Block (or allow) any game on your computer by name, click Block or Allow specific games.

In the alphabetical list of games, find the game that you want to block, and then select Always Block.

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